Residential Kitchen & Bath Countertops in China to 2012 (Industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • Economic Outlook
• Demographic Overview
  • Population
  • Urbanization
  • Households
• Residential Building Construction
  • New Housing
    • Single Family
    • Multiple Family
  • Improvements & Repairs
  • Housing Stock
  • Living Space
• Consumer Trends
  • Personal Income & Expenditures
  • Consumer Financing
• Regulatory Considerations
  • Pricing Trends
  • Engineered Stone
  • Solid Surface
  • Laminates
  • Natural Stone
  • Tile
  • Installation Costs
• World Market
  • Asia/Pacific
  • North America
  • Western Europe
  • Rest of World
• Foreign Trade

III. SURFACE MATERIALS

• General
  • Value Outlook
  • Volume Outlook
• Solid Surface
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Natural Stone
  • Granite
  • Marble & Others
• Tile
  • Porcelain
  • Ceramic & Other
• Laminates
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Engineered Stone
  • Characteristics
  • Suppliers & Fabricators
• Other Materials
  • Fiberglass
  • Stainless Steel
  • Wood
  • Other

IV. PRODUCTS

• General
  • Value Outlook
  • Volume Outlook
• Kitchen Countertops
  • New Housing
  • Remodeling
• Bathroom Countertops
  • New Housing
  • Remodeling

V. MARKETS

• General
• New Construction
  • Single Family
  • Multiple Family
• Remodeling
  • Single Family
  • Multiple Family

VI. REGIONAL TRENDS

• General
• Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
  • Population Patterns
  • Economic Outlook
  • Residential Construction Expenditures
  • Consumer Trends
  • Disposable Income
  • Consumer Spending
• Regional Demand for Countertops
  • Central-North
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand
  • Northeast
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand
  • Central-East
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand
  • Central-South
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand
  • Southwest
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand
  • Northwest
    • Overview
    • Countertop Demand

VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Cooperative Agreements
• Foreign Participation in China
  • Legal & Regulatory Issues
  • Joint Ventures
  • Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprises
  • Representative Offices

COMPANY PROFILES

• Beijing Kangjie Home Furniture Company Limited
• Beijing Kebao & Boloni Kitchen & Bathroom Furniture Company, see Boloni Home Products Beijing
• Best Floor Shanghai Company Limited
• Boloni Home Products Beijing Limited
• Cheil Industries Incorporated
• Cosentino SA
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Fletcher Building Limited
• Formica Corporation, see Fletcher Building Limited
• Foshan Gaoming Jinshi Chemical Industry Company
• Foshan Quartz Aristocrat Building Material Company
• Fritz Egger GmbH & Company
• Guangzhou Baoliya Complex Material Company Limited
• Guangzhou Gelandi Polymer Material Company Limited
• Guangzhou Owell Decoration Material Company, see GZ European Kitchen Enterprise Company Limited
• GZ European Kitchen Enterprise Company Limited
• Haier Group Company
• Hanwha Group
• Huapeng Meyate Decoration Material Company Limited
• Huaxun Industry Company Limited
• Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
• Jiangsu Huiyu New Materials Company Limited
• Kaiping Fuliya Composite Material Company Limited
• Kuraray Company Limited
• LG Chem Limited
• Opal Industrial Company Limited
• O' Riordan Building Materials Manufacture Company
• Polystone Zhuhai Company Limited
• Shanghai Eastkin Building Materials Company Limited
• Shanghai Kanger Furniture & Building Materials Company
• Wilsonart International, see Illinois Tool Works
• Wuxi Meganite Building Material Company Limited

• Other Companies Mentioned in the Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Gross Domestic Product of China 11
• 2 Population of China 13
• 3 Households in China by Region 16
• 4 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China 19
• 5 New Housing Construction in China 21
• 6 Residential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures in China 24
• 7 Housing Stock in China by Type & Ownership 27
• 8 Personal Income & Expenditures in China 30
• 9 Consumer Financing Environment in China, 1997-2007 33
• 10 Countertop Pricing Trends in China 37

SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS

• 1 Countertop Demand in China by Material in Value Terms 54
• 2 Countertop Demand in China by Material in Volume Terms 57
• 3 Solid Surface Countertop Demand in China 61
• 4 Natural Stone Countertop Demand in China 68
• 5 Tile Countertop Demand in China 75
• 6 Laminate Countertop Demand in China 80
• 7 Engineered Stone Countertop Demand in China 84
• 8 Other Materials Countertop Demand in China 88

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Countertop Demand by Product in China 94
• 2 Kitchen Countertop Demand by Market in China 99
• 3 New Kitchen Countertop Demand in China 101
• 4 Remodeling Kitchen Countertop Demand in China 104
• 5 Bathroom Countertop Demand by Market in China 106
• 6 New Bathroom Countertop Demand in China 108
• 7 Remodeling Bathroom Countertop Demand in China 110

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Countertop Demand in China by Market 113
• 2 New Countertop Demand in China 115
• 3 New Single Family Housing Countertop Demand in China 118
• 4 New Multiple Family Housing Countertop Demand in China 120
• 5 Remodeling Countertop Demand in China 122
• 6 Remodeling Single Family Housing Countertop Demand in China 124
• 7 Remodeling Multiple Family Housing Countertop Demand in China 126

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Population of China by Region 132
• 2 Gross Domestic Product of China by Region 134
• 3 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China by Region 136
• 4 Disposable Personal Income in China by Region 138
• 5 Personal Consumption Expenditures in China by Region 139
• 6 Countertop Demand in China by Region 141
• 7 Central-North Region of China: Countertop Demand 146
• 8 Northeast Region of China: Countertop Demand 151
• 9 Central-East Region of China: Countertop Demand 155
• 10 Central-South Region of China: Countertop Demand 159
• 11 Southwest Region of China: Countertop Demand 163
• 12 Northwest Region of China: Countertop Demand 167

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Countertop Related Sales by Company in China, 2007 172
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 184

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Population of China by Age, 1997-2017 14
• 2 Residential Building Construction Expenditures in China, 1997 - 2017 20

SECTION III -- SURFACE MATERIALS

• 1 Countertop Demand in China by Material in Value Terms, 2007 55
• 2 Countertop Demand in China by Material in Volume Terms, 2007 58

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Countertop Demand in China by Market, 1997-2017 113

SECTION VI -- REGIONAL TRENDS

• 1 Countertop Demand in China by Region, 2007 142
• 2 Central-North Region of China 144
• 3 Northeast Region of China 149
• 4 Central-East Region of China 153
• 5 Central-South Region of China 157
• 6 Southwest Region of China 161
• 7 Northwest Region of China 165

SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Countertop Materials Market Share, 2007 174